Rohtak

Rohtak
M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana
M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana
Rohtak is located in Haryana
Rohtak
Rohtak
Location in Haryana, India
Rohtak is located in India
Rohtak
Rohtak
Rohtak (India)
Coordinates: 28°53′27″N 76°34′47″E / 28.8909°N 76.5796°E / 28.8909; 76.5796
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictRohtak
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyRohtak Municipal Corporation
 • MayorManmohan Goyal (BJP)
Area
 • Total139 km2 (54 sq mi)
 • Rank5
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total373,133
 • Rank119
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
DemonymRohtakiya Haryanvi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[3]
 • Additional officialEnglish, Punjabi[3][4]
 • RegionalHaryanvi (Khadar)[5]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
124 001 – 124 017
Telephone code91 1262 XXX XXX
Vehicle registrationHR 12 (Private), HR 46 (Commercial)
Major HighwaysNH10, NH71, NH71A & SH18
Nearest CityJhajjar, Sonipat, New Delhi
Railways Stations in CityRohtak Jn, Asthal Bohar Junction railway station
Sex ratio1.13[6] /
Planning agencyHaryana Urban Development Authority
Civic agencyMunicipal Corporation of Rohtak
ClimateClimatic regions of India (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature44 °C (111 °F)
Avg. winter temperature13 °C (55 °F)
Websiterohtak.gov.in

Rohtak (Hindustani pronunciation: [roɦ.t̪ək] ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of New Delhi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9 (old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) which helps the city in obtaining cheap loans for infrastructure development from the NCR Planning Board.[7]

Rohtak is the sixth most populous city in Haryana as per the 2011 census with a population of 373,133.[6]

  1. ^ "Municipal Corporation Rohtak" (PDF). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. IANS. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Haryanvi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2011Cities was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Muzaffarnagar in UP may be newest addition to NCR". The Times of India. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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